is a 1991 Japanese film directed by

Yōji Yamada is a Japanese film director best known for his '' Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series of films and his Samurai Trilogy ('' The Twilight Samurai'', '' The Hidden Blade'' and '' Love and Honor''). Biography He was born in Osaka, but due to his father's j ...

. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.

Synopsis

The children of old-fashioned patriarch of a family in Iwate Province gather to observe the first anniversary of their mother's death. Tetsuya, working as a bartender in Tokyo, quarrels with his father over the way he is leading his life.

Cast

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: Akio Asano *

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: Tetsuo *

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: Seiko Kawashima *

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: Toshiko *

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: Ayako *

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: Reiko *

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: Jirō Katō *

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* B-saku Satoh *

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* Ryuzo Tanaka: Tadashi

Reception

Awards and nominations

15th Japan Academy Prize *Won: Best Picture *Won:

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*Won: Best Supporting Actor -

*Won: Best Supporting Actress -

*Won: Rookie of the Year -

and

*Nominated: Best Director -

Yoji Yamada is a Japanese film director best known for his '' Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series of films and his Samurai Trilogy ('' The Twilight Samurai'', '' The Hidden Blade'' and '' Love and Honor''). Biography He was born in Osaka, but due to his father's j ...

*Nominated:

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and

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*Nominated: Best Music -

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*Nominated: Best Cinematography -

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*Nominated: Best Lighting Direction -

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*Nominated: Best Art Direction -

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*Nominated: Best Sound Recording -

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and Ryuji Matsumoto *Nominated: Best Film Editing -

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16th

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*Won: Best Film *Won: Best Actor -

References

External links

* * * * * * * 1991 films Films directed by Yoji Yamada Japanese romantic comedy films 1990s Japanese-language films 1991 romantic comedy films Shochiku films Picture of the Year Japan Academy Prize winners Best Film Kinema Junpo Award winners Films with screenplays by Yôji Yamada 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub